INDEX to Resources on this website for: 1. First Time Buyers 2. Seasoned Buyers
The blue links below will take you to the subject areas you want on this website. You may be a First-Time Buyer wondering how to go about buying your first home. Most of the pages in this section are for you. You need to understand the process and get your financing lined up. Best advice: get help early on. I have many tips that will earn you time and money. Like getting a $12,000 gift for you from our Government. I work with many first time home buyers and have created a web site dedicated to helping them. Go to LoveYourFirstHome.com You may be a Seasoned Buyer looking for a new lifestyle. You need a little help with exploring your options but you understand the buying process and financing is not likely your major concern. You may be wondering about timing the sale/buy - You don't want to bridge finance or live in a hotel for a month. Recommended for First-Time Buyers Buying Your Home - this explains the process of home buying. Home Buyer Reports - These reports are free, valuable and easy to get.They are sent immediately upon request by email. You will notice that they are grouped by interest area.
Financial Guidelines NEW! This is a great tool for buyers (and sellers). The calculator walks you through all the costs involved in buying and closing your new home. And, for those having to sell their existing home first, it includes these costs and net proceeds in your total financial picture. There are several reports I have created to help you with filling in the costs. These reports are available from this page.
Buy vs Rent - a great tool to calculate the savings (in most cases) of buying instead of paying rent. There is a Home Buyer Report that provides some examples. Mortgage Calculator - An easy tool for you to determine how much you can afford or wish to spend. Please Lock-in Your Mortgage Rate NOW! with a good lender (See my recommended lenders on the webpage: Pros Who Help You, above. Get the latest Mortgage Rates. Pros Who Help You - you will need a few good people to help you buy your home (beside your parents perhaps). The top three are an experienced Buyer Agent (me), a lender and a lawyer - in that order of importance to your success. Toronto Condo Guide - My unique picture tour of major condo developments in downtown Toronto. Includes summary tables of suite sizes, prices, and amenities. It is all based on actual MLS data (resales). TREB MLS Maps - This interactive map of the GTA (served by the Toronto Real Estate Board) is handy to reference. All GTA listings make reference to the boundaries shown on this map, i.e.; Markham - N10/11, The Beach - E02 and so on. I will give you a hard copy if you this will be of help to you. Toronto Neighbourhoods - An online tour through Toronto's neighbourhoods to see what appeals to you. Google Maps - For example see this family-friendly area of southeast Toronto (by the Lake, just west of Pickering) using Googles fantastic new tool Google Earth for satellite/Map or Hybrid (both satellite and Map) views of this area. From here, you can go anywhere in the world! All my Listing Searches use Google Earth. Toronto Newcomers - This is designed to help newcomers to Toronto find rental, school or home buying services. Also information for newcomers interested in investing in Canada. Search Listings - I put this near the end of the list to make a point. First-Time Buyers need to prepare themselves before they get involved in the excitement of the search for a new home. Pre-qualifying and some basic research about the process, preferably with a chosen real estate person to assist, is the best approach. GTA Market Watch - Read the latest Toronto and Area real estate market reports for resale homes. For a no hassle, no obligation, very valuable and completely honest discussion about BUYING your FIRST home in today's market - give me a call at (416) 494-7653 or toll free at (877) 709-9849. Recommended for Seasoned Buyers Home Buyer Reports - These reports are free, valuable and easy to get.They are sent immediately upon request by email. You will notice that they are grouped by interest area. Financial Guidelines NEW! This is a great tool for buyers (and sellers). The calculator walks you through all the costs involved in buying and closing your new home. And, for those having to sell their existing home first, it includes these costs and net proceeds in your total financial picture. There are several reports I have created to help you with filling in the costs. These reports are available from this page. Net Proceeds I will show you your cash flow in selling your current home and buying your new home. This analysis takes into account an estimated and later an actual selling price and buying price of the two homes involved (your current and future homes) and all the income and expenses of these two transactions. Sound financial planning that will help you sleep better at night. GTA Market Watch - Read the latest Toronto and Area real estate market reports for resale homes. Pros Who Help You - you will need a few good people to help you buy your home (beside your parents perhaps). The top three are an experienced Buyer Agent (me), a lender and a lawyer - in that order of importance to your success.
Search Listings Many options on this website. TREB MLS Maps - This interactive map of the GTA (served by the Toronto Real Estate Board) is handy to reference. All GTA listings make reference to the boundaries shown on this map, i.e.; Markham - N10/11, The Beach - E02 and so on. I will give you a hard copy if you this will be of help to you. For a pleasant, informative, and completely honest discussion about BUYING your NEXT home in today's market - give me a call at (416) 494-7653 
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